Nick Harris @sportingintel
Sportingintelligence: A perpetually sceptical attempt to make sense of sport's relationship with money. Interested in conmen & numbers. Reassuringly grumpy. sportingintelligence832.substack.com Joined September 2009-
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Michael Gove once said: "I think the people of this country have had enough of experts." Not me. This is expertise, brilliantly realised. Great content. Great podding.
Michael Gove once said: "I think the people of this country have had enough of experts." Not me. This is expertise, brilliantly realised. Great content. Great podding.
It’s not rocket science
Why Higgins should start his 30th world championship with no stain on his name open.substack.com/pub/sportingin…
Yeah, I know that retweeting your own pieces isn’t cool. But calling out your own industry was never cool, and I felt compelled to do it anyway at various points. Journalism is SO important. And it relies upon integrity.
I feel a bit of a twat after reading this brilliant article.
I feel a bit of a twat after reading this brilliant article.
This article by @sportingintel is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/sportingin…
Really good this. And a lot of it I didn’t realise at the time.
Really good this. And a lot of it I didn’t realise at the time.
@sportingintel Brilliant piece. With the likes of above, the Political agenda's, the harassment and invasion of peoples private lives, has anything really changed in British Tabloid media? I suspect not?
I knew none of this detail and I think everyone with an interest in snooker should know it. Great work.
I knew none of this detail and I think everyone with an interest in snooker should know it. Great work.
So much I didn't know about this so it was an insightful read. Imagine there are probably a few snooker fans out there that might have an incorrect perception of Higgins as well, this will likely change that.
So much I didn't know about this so it was an insightful read. Imagine there are probably a few snooker fans out there that might have an incorrect perception of Higgins as well, this will likely change that.
Great read , shows how mud sticks even when isn't true, News of the world were a disgrace with stuff like this ruining people to sell some papers.
Great read , shows how mud sticks even when isn't true, News of the world were a disgrace with stuff like this ruining people to sell some papers.
Well worth a read. Amazing how the smell of an allegation hangs around long after it's been shown to be nonsense.
Well worth a read. Amazing how the smell of an allegation hangs around long after it's been shown to be nonsense.
This is very interesting 🧐
This is great work.
☝️ The News of the World's entrapment of John Higgins 14 years ago was a classic example of the worst excesses of the British tabloid media of the era. The NOTW routinely ruined people's lives for entertainment. As a journalist, it wasn't comfortable calling it out.
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52 Followers 106 FollowingIt's a sad indictment of what Abu Dhabi have done to the Premier League that I spent tonight marvelling at how wonderful Kevin De Bruyne is whilst thinking I was only watching him play for Man City because they cheated FFP. The best players in the world tarnished by sportswashing
I hear this argument all the time that even if City did breach rules, Pep's genius is unparallled and deserves respect. DOH! How do you think City afforded £17m-a-year Pep. What promises was he made about the budget to attract the best players? City attracted Pep because: money
@sportingintel The 'dog doesn't eat dog' was unequivocally rebuffed in Nick Davies' Flat Earth News. Journalism has to be introspective to improve. And transparency in that process seems the only way to gain back trust. Good work 👍🏻🙏
@sportingintel I’ll hold my hands up Nick, I can’t recall much about the sting but am one of many who refer to John to this day as a match fixer / cheat. I certainly won’t be doing that anymore. Your story should be shared far and wide. Good luck at the worlds John Higgins.
@sportingintel @profanityswan Brilliant reading that. Thanks
@sportingintel Great article Nick, they really were a scourge. It must be upsetting to be thought of by some people in the same profession as these "journalists".
My friend Francois @fbatalingaya and I come from long NGO backgrounds serving in many humanitarian contexts. We together passed our exam for entering the UN system in 2019. Since then we have served in Comoros, Chad and Botswana. We are alumni of- @CAREGlobal @WorldVision
@sportingintel Fantastic piece, thanks for sharing. There is too much power in the hands of too few people
@sportingintel Good read that was Nick thanks for sharing
@sportingintel Just finished 2:6 tonight. Agree fully. And a great cameo by Derek Thompson.
@daisychristo Hi @sportingintel one for the guest blog? This would be a worthy story to add to your list
@sportingintel @ChrisMasonBBC She was mocked mercilessly in the House of Lords yesterday which was delightful. She has no shame. youtu.be/lJZYBUDW2wI?si…
@sportingintel Seriously impressive . Bravo to your daughter Nick 🙌
@sportingintel I was front row in a tiny cinema, screen fully filling my vision with the vertiginous cliffs. I’d gone in knowing nothing at all other than a friend telling me I HAD to see it. I was convinced he was going to fall, it just seemed so impossibly dangerous.
@sportingintel Topical because of last weekend's race but I love "A Sunday in Hell" on the 1976 Paris-Roubaix cycling
If you want some insane context, this viewership for Iowa-LSU number tops every World Series game in 2023 and all but one NBA Finals game in 2023.
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@sportingintel I worked the in cinema business at the time , absolutely huge movie. Have to remember it was pre digital with limited prints in each multiplex , alongside a massive run time per show. This meant it ran in cinemas for months & months to sell out audiences. Very diff to today.
@sportingintel Listened to this today and lots of laugh out loud moments amongst the carnage for Rovers fans
@sportingintel Brilliant piece this I lived over the road from CC Mariners for a year or so, in a beachside town called The Entrance, went to numerous games there, cracking stadium Interesting story from Andy, must check out his book Nice to see an article like this not behind a paywall 🤝🏻